HBO Boss Has Seen Game of Thrones' Final Six Episodes: 'I'm in Awe'

"I’ve watched them twice without any CGI and I’m in awe."

By Adam Bankhurst

HBO CEO Richard Plepler has seen a rough cut of the final six episodes of Game of Thrones and he is "in awe" of them, even without any CGI.

Plepler spoke to Variety during HBO's post-Golden Globes party last night and said, in regards to Game of Thrones, that "everybody's in for an extraordinary treat of storytelling and of magical, magical production."

“It’s a spectacle. The guys have done six movies. The reaction I had while watching them was, ‘I’m watching a movie,’“ Plepler said.

Plepler continued by praising showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, saying that “they knew the bar was high. They’ve exceeded the bar. I’ve watched them twice without any CGI and I’m in awe. Everybody’s in for an extraordinary treat of storytelling and of magical, magical production.”

While HBO didn't have a hugely successful night, with its only win being awarded to Sharp Object's Patricia Clarkson for best supporting actress in a limited series of movie, this news should be exciting for Thrones' fans around the world.